A French policeman with sharp methods returns to Japan, navigating pulpy action and dark comedy.
Dark satire. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: strong violence and some strong language.
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Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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